Derra) Nature Rhine Town Forest Regular events Rhenish Fishing Festival (Rheinisches Fischerfest) – since 1948, the biggest fishing festival on the Rhine (first weekend in August) Street Carnival (Straßenfastnacht, with parade) Christmas Market (Weihnachtsmarkt) Church Fair (Kerb) Downtown Festival (Innenstadtfest) Economy and infrastructure Transport Roads serving Gernsheim include Federal Highways (Bundesstraßen) B 44, B44a and B 426. Gernsheim is also connected to the Autobahn A 67, as well as to State Highway (Landesstraße) L 3112 and the K 206. Gernsheim lies on the Mannheim–Frankfurt railway. There are also bus connections to Darmstadt, Bensheim, Goddelau and Lampertheim. Gernsheim's riverfront on the Rhine is home to a container port with a railway connection. There are also ferries across the Rhine to Eich in Rhineland-Palatinate. Known Gernsheimer Personalities Peter Schöffer (circa 1425-1503), printer, publisher and bookseller, born in Gernsheim Joseph Schmitt (c. 1734-1791), composer and music publisher, born in Gernsheim Jürgen Walter (* 1968), politician, living in Gernsheim Verena Weis (* 1979), singer Indira, temporarily residing in Gernsheim References External links Rheinisches Fischerfest Groß-Gerau (district)